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Episode Info
Episode: A14
Title: HATHOR
Reviewed by: Heide Butcher
The Lowdown
We start in Mexico, setting the stage for <big word alert> cross-pollinization of two cultures. Two poor unsuspecting scientists stumble across a sarcophagus. The first person they think of? Our Daniel Jackson. Well Hathor pops out of the Sarcophagus and finds no coffee waiting and no boyfriend to kiss, so what's a goddess to do? Our poor unsuspecting scientists get the glowy light and the sarcophagus gets shipped off to our friends at the SGC. <How they got it in the tiny elevator, I still can't figure out.>

During the conference over the sarcophagus, a guard enters and tells the lot about a female prisoner who knew the Stargate was there....Jack, Daniel, and Hammond enter her room and meet face to face with Hathor...queen of the attitude and the Egyptian goddess of fertility, inebriety, and music <sex, drugs, and rock and roll for you non-big-word people>. Our hero, Daniel, uncuffs her and was enchanted by the possibility of meeting someone such as the likes of her, which is probably why he wasn't paying attention when she gave him her dragon breath of control...poor boy was so affected that he had to sit down for a breath of fresh air....a little exchange occurs and it leaves Daniel convinced about who she is, Jack is in no way convinced <he thinks she's a loon>, and General Hammond a bit unsure. After she insults General Hammond by calling him by "You, with the crown of marble" and subjecting him to the dragon breath of control, they leave Daniel to question her about what she knows...

Well, so much for him questioning her, cause the flashing eye thing happens and he spills his guts....he tells her all about Ra and of killing him, which makes her very happy as she can now take over the world <insert evil laugh here>. Nice kiss and more dragon breath and Daniel is totally under her power. Up in the conference room Jack, Teal'c, Sam, and Hammond are discussing what to do with the new guest, when Daniel appears and tells them she is a Goa'uld ruler, The Hathor. She feels indebted to us for killing off Ra, and wants to help us kill Aphophis. Everyone has a problem with this and his idea of her coming into the conference room, but Daniel's eyes flash a bit and it triggers Hammond's control. Enter Hathor into the conference room. Dopey grins abound in all the males in the room once Jack delivers a glass of water and gets the same dragon breath after getting to cop a feel at Hathor's invite. <insert silly grin> Sam grows a spine and questions Hammond's orders on making Hathor a guest of the facility instead of being under house arrest. But, the boys being twitterpated, disagree and she's given free run of the base and get her settled into her guest quarters. She gets Daniel to stay behind and we flash over to Jack and Sam.

They, of course, discuss Hathor. She accuses the men to be infatuated with Hathor. Jack doesn't buy into it and she points out that even turncoats are watched. Jack then points out that Daniel is watching Hathor <snort> Sure he is. At this point, Daniel and Hathor are in the gateroom and she's talking to the gate as though it were an old friend. And what's with this "we" kak? Poor Daniel is so stuck under her spell that he answers question that he has no idea what he's answering. We discover that she is the mother of all gods....<dum dum dummmmmmm>

Sam and Janet make a connection between the guys and the issuance of their goofy grins with the arrival of Hathor. "Drunk with her presence" is how it was described on a website.....who can trust those websites anyway?? Bunch of loons and Wackooos out there after all...er, um, back to the story...they now try to discuss what to do next. They decide to neutralize her....<dah dah dahn>

Back at ole Hathor's room, Daniel is starting to come out of his fog and realizes what she is and what her plans might be....who says he's slow?? Anyway, he asks how she does this and she says she needs the code of life from the juices of the species they intend for the host. And we ain't talkin a blood draw or spit in a test tube...any volunteers from you guys in case she needs more code?? The line forms over there. "DNA" he says...duhh. And she finds great pleasure in the procurement of this code from our species. <shipper moment> He gets a moment of doubt, as she starts stripping him...enter more dragon breath and he's all hers.

Sam passes out the weapons to all the ladies. Brings new light to the saying "I'm armed and I have PMS, Any questions?" <Hathor's influence on the boys at the base could cause any woman to appear to have PMS.> Too bad Teal'c never saw that shirt cause here he comes with a question. They take aim, but luckily the Midol was passed out and no one shoots him, yet. He gets a gun and joins them cause Junior protects him from the effects of the dragon breath and a hunting they will go.

They walk though the base, looking for the evil vile one...they guy that cooks the MREs so they all taste like macaroni and cheese...failing to find him, they'll settle for that Hathor chick who wants to turn Earth into a snake nursery. Sam kicks down door number one. What's behind door number one you ask?? A very worn out and tired Daniel....giving the code of life is hard work. <pun intended> I wonder how many samples she needed? They move on cause Hathor's in the locker room and Daniel can't think, all the blood is still at the other end...

They find Hathor and try to shoot her, but danged if the SGC boys don't let the women have any fun. So the girls end up in a holding cell and they start having a gossip secession. They talk about how they never seem to be accepted with the guys. Janet gets a brainstorm. If the boys are more than a tad <big word alert again> libidinous, <that's sex crazed to you and me> then they could use that to break out of the holding cell. They tease the boys with the guns a bit, point out that they are all alone in there and next thing ya know, their circulatory system is rerouted and they are in the cell with the pretty ladies. A kiss from this one, a hug from that one, an elbow to the face and the girls are in control yet again. Midol wore off. They tie the boys up for fun later and are on the prowl again. They take down Hammond and a couple others and hunt yet again for Hathor.

Jack goes to see Hathor, she thanks him, he tries to take control of the conversation, and the next thing ya know, he's a future host with the X in his gut. The smile on his face was rather contradictory to the ruin of his lush and sexy abdomen. Ew...poor honey...Ladies, anyone willing to kiss his boo boo and make it better, line up behind me.

They find Jack sittin in the hot tub, after being dumped there by the ole gal for a snake to choose him. How she did that water trick, I'll never know. Be nice to be able to do that one in the morning though. She leaves, Janet, Sam, and Teal'c take him out before his time is up in the hot tub. Janet sticks her hand in his gut, ew, looking for a snake...further down a bit and she might have found...er..never mind...not finding anything, they dump him in the sarcophagus to heal. Gun fight, wounded, Jack comin out all healed, and Hathor glowy beams the sarcophagus and it explodes everywhere. Teal'c and Doc Janet <after receiving a bullet wound or two for their trouble> head to the infirmary right after we get a good look see at Jack's wonderful abs....<wipes a bit of drool>...ok, anyway..Jack and Sam go off to get the tranq guns to take everyone out. Sam pointed out that there weren't any, but Jack knew of a redundant armory....always have too many of anything...how else can you justify $20,000 for a toilet seat or $200 for a hammer???

Shots are fired, tempers flare, the glowy hand thing is charged and ready, when Sam shoots Hathor repeatedly. She slips under the water, the snakes go up in flames, and our poor twitterpated Daniel stands in shock. In the confusion of the fire and getting everyone out, Hathor escapes <of course>. She heads for the gate room with Jack and Sam close behind. She dials up and escapes. The second the wormhole closes, the hold on the boys is lost and they go back to their regular selves...no more goofy grins.

Final scene, the hot tub room, Janet has her arm in a sling and Sam is shoveling black goo into a test tube Janet is holding. "Cellular level analysis and maybe some DNA," Janet says. Daniel gets the goofy grin back and announces that it's his DNA they'll find. Jack looks at Daniel, "You?" Disbelief abounds. Enter Hammond. Janet was right, good as new. They're up for a commendation medal for not being loopied out like the guys...Roll final credits...

Quotes & Facts
"You, with the crown of marble." Hathor
"Is mental illness contagious?" Jack to Daniel.
"Why do I feel like I'm in a women behind bars movie?" Sam to no one in particular.
"Yeah, my career is over," After she knocks General Hammond out.
"Don't worry about it. I can fix him up good as new when this thing's over," Janet to Sam, looking at the sprawled out form of Hammond. "Great, so he can bring me up on charges."
Chevron Rating

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